Learn Japanese by reading books you love.
StoryFluent takes a book you'd read anyway and gradually weaves Japanese into it, one word at a time. No drills, no flashcards, no invented dialogues. Just a story you're already hooked on, teaching you Japanese as you go.
Alice grew rather 疲れて of sitting by her 姉 on the riverbank, when a white ウサギ came hurrying by.
How you'll learn Japanese
Three steps, and the first two are things you already know how to do.
Pick a book
Bring your own EPUB, PDF or text file, or choose from more than 3,800 classics and short stories in the Store. Any book you'd enjoy reading in English works.
Read as you normally would
StoryFluent swaps a few of the most common Japanese words into the text. Hold the page to see what one means, then keep reading. The mix grows as you get comfortable.
Make it stick
Words you meet flow into quick review sessions, word games and handwriting practice, so your Japanese vocabulary stays with you long after the last chapter.
Kana and kanji, stroke by stroke
Japanese is as much about writing as reading. StoryFluent's chalkboard teaches hiragana, katakana and kanji with correct stroke order, scoring each stroke as you draw it, and memory and speed games make the shapes stick.
Everything else you get
The reading is the core. The rest is built around it.
Tap any word, in any language
Double-tap any word, not only the swapped ones, and its dictionary entry opens on the page. Every meaning, how it sounds, and how the word changes.
Hear it in both languages
The book read aloud in your language, with every swapped word spoken in the one you're learning. The page keeps pace with the audio.
The news, in your new language
Full stories and headlines from around the world, in your own language with the same gentle word swaps. Fresh every morning.
Practice built from your books
Supplement your learning with word games and writing exercises. Seven games built from your own reading, each with ten levels, plus a chalkboard that teaches every script from Hangul to kanji to Arabic.
Reasons to come back tomorrow
A streak worth protecting, levels to climb, and badges that only move when you actually read.
Yours, offline, no subscription required
Your books and your reading stay on your phone, and everything keeps working with no signal once a book is downloaded. An account is optional, and so is paying.
Learning Japanese with StoryFluent
Can I learn Japanese from scratch with StoryFluent?
Yes. You read in English and StoryFluent starts with only a handful of the most common Japanese words per page, so the story stays readable from the first chapter. The mix increases as your confidence does.
Which books can I read?
Any EPUB, PDF or text file you already own, or one of more than 3,800 classics and short stories in the Store. Books are processed on your phone, and the content of the books you import never leaves your device.
Do I need to know kana before I start?
No. Reading starts in English with Japanese words mixed in, and the chalkboard teaches kana and kanji alongside, so you learn to recognize and write them as you go.
Learning another language?
Be first in line when it lands
StoryFluent reaches the App Store and Google Play soon. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the day it goes live, first book included.
